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Podcast: Tom Rosenstiel on Journalism in the New Media Age

freshcontentengine.com — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:05:06 +0000

On today’s podcast, we were joined by Tom Rosenstiel. Rosenstiel is the director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism at the Pew Research Center. He’s also the co-author of a new book called “Blur: How to Know What’s True in the Age of Information Overload.” Rosenstiel and I discuss new ethical dilemmas facing online [...]

Trading for the Client? Or Winning on Its Own?

freshcontentengine.com — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:57:27 +0000

Jesse Eisinger is a reporter for ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. 8:13 a.m. | Updated The regulatory overhaul of the financial system that passed last summer scored a big victory: It barred investment banks from wagering with their own capital. Some cynics expect Wall Street will find [...]

Trading for the Client? Or Winning on Its Own?

freshcontentengine.com — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:19:58 +0000

Jesse Eisinger is a reporter for ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. The regulatory overhaul of the financial system that passed last summer scored a big victory: It barred investment banks from wagering with their own capital. Some cynics expect Wall Street will find a way around these [...]

Sarah Palin Won’t ‘Waste’ Time With Katie Couric or Other ‘Biased’ Interviewers

freshcontentengine.com — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:53:09 +0000

Sarah Palin says she wants to help “clean up” the sorry state of journalism and won’t “waste my time” with the likes of CBS news anchor Katie Couric if she runs for president in 2012. In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Palin claimed some expertise in journalism and looked forward to “being more [...]

Politics Daily’s Jill Lawrence a Finalist for 2010 Online Journalism Award

freshcontentengine.com — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:07:47 +0000

Jill Lawrence, Politics Daily’s senior correspondent and a veteran journalist with a distinguished career, has been named a finalist for a 2010 Online Journalism Award in the category of “Commentary/Blogging, Large Site.” In announcing the nominees, the Online News Association and its partner, the University of Miami’s School of Communication, praised those honored for “pushing [...]

Sarah Palin’s No Tina Fey: ‘Palinisms’ Fall Flat, What About Biden’s Gaffes?

freshcontentengine.com — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:36:57 +0000

It’s always good, especially in these dark days for journalism, when a working scribe can make a buck for himself and his publisher, so for years I ignored conservatives’ complaints and applauded Jacob Weisberg for figuring out how to monetize George W. Bush’s penchant for faux pas. Jacob’s Bushisms books sold a bundle and made [...]

‘Beyond the Killing Fields’: Why Journalism Is in a ‘State of Chaos’

freshcontentengine.com — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:42:26 +0000

Five Politics Daily staffers — Carl Cannon, Melinda Henneberger, Walter Shapiro, David Wood and James Grady — are joining in an online discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg about politics and the press as seen through the prism of his new book, “Beyond the Killing Fields.” Here is Schanberg’s response [...]

Journalist’s Guide to Firearms Identification

hagdawg — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:01:13 +0000

Everybody loves a well informed Journalist.